Jon Trickett, Labour’s Shadow Minister without Portfolio responds to Nigel Farage’s comments on UKIP MPs supporting a Conservative government

“Once again it is clear that the Tories and UKIP are preparing to work together. 

"Their shared agenda of increased NHS privatisation, more tax cuts for millionaires and extreme spending plans is a recipe for disaster for working people.

"The Tories refuse to rule out doing a deal with UKIP and the terms of a deal are now clear. It’s what a growing proportion of Tory backbenchers and activists want and so David Cameron should come clean and tell us about his plans to work with Nigel Farage.”

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Notes to editors

“…from a Ukip perspective, we would rather see David Cameron as the biggest party, though we don’t trust him at all to hold the referendum on free and fair terms, but David Cameron as the biggest party with enough Ukip MPs to hold his feet to the fire is for us the best option.”

Nigel Farage, Sky News 24 April 2015